Die

English Meaning

To pass from an animate to a lifeless state; to cease to live; to suffer a total and irreparable loss of action of the vital functions; to become dead; to expire; to perish; -- said of animals and vegetables; often with of, by, with, from, and rarely for, before the cause or occasion of death; as, to die of disease or hardships; to die by fire or the sword; to die with horror at the thought.

1. To cease living; become dead; expire.
2. To cease existing, especially by degrees; fade: The sunlight died in the west.
3. To experience an agony or suffering suggestive of that of death: nearly died of embarrassment.
4. Informal To desire something greatly: I am dying for a box of chocolates. She was dying to see the exhibit.
5. To cease operation; stop: If your vehicle dies, stay with it.
6. To be destroyed, as in combat: could see the remains of two aircraft that had died in the attack.
7. To become indifferent: had died to all worldly concerns.
8. die back Botany To be affected by dieback.
9. die down To lose strength; subside: The winds died down.
10. die off To undergo a sudden, sharp decline in population: Rabbits were dying off in that county.
11. die out To cease living completely; become extinct: tribes and tribal customs that died out centuries ago.
12. die hard To take a long time in passing out of existence: racial prejudices that die hard.
13. die hard To resist against overwhelming, hopeless odds: radicalism that dies hard.
14. die on the vine To fail, as from lack of support, especially at an early stage: a plan that died on the vine.
15. to die for Informal Remarkable or highly desirable.
16. A device used for cutting out, forming, or stamping material, especially:
17. An engraved metal piece used for impressing a design onto a softer metal, as in coining money.
18. One of several component pieces that are fitted into a diestock to cut threads on screws or bolts.
19. A part on a machine that punches shaped holes in, cuts, or forms sheet metal, cardboard, or other stock.
20. A metal block containing small conical holes through which plastic, metal, or other ductile material is extruded or drawn.
21. Architecture The dado of a pedestal, especially when cube-shaped.
22. A small cube marked on each side with from one to six dots, usually used in pairs in gambling and in various other games.
23. A game of chance using dice.
24. To cut, form, or stamp with or as if with a die.
25. load the dice To make an outcome highly probable; predetermine a result: "These factors merely load the dice, upping the odds that a household will fall into a certain . . . income distribution” ( Thomas G. Exter).
26. load the dice To put another at a distinct disadvantage, as through prior maneuver: The dice were loaded against the defendant before the trial.
27. no dice Of no use; futile.
28. no dice Used as a refusal to a request.
29. the die is cast The decision has been made and is irrevocable.